The best Bible verses for truth (NIV) include passages about God's love, strength, and guidance. This page features 15+ carefully curated Scripture passages for truth (NIV), each selected for its relevance and depth. Read, save, and share the perfect verse for your situation.
"Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness in place,"Ephesians 6:14
"Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness in place,"Ephesians 6:14
"He chose to give us birth through the word of truth, that we might be a kind of firstfruits of all he created."James 1:18
"In reply Jesus declared, “I tell you the truth, no one can see the kingdom of God unless he is born again.”"John 3:3
"Jesus answered, “I tell you the truth, no one can enter the kingdom of God unless he is born of water and the Spirit."John 3:5
"I tell you the truth, we speak of what we know, and we testify to what we have seen, but still you people do not accept our testimony."John 3:11
"But whoever lives by the truth comes into the light, so that it may be seen plainly that what he has done has been done through God.”"John 3:21
"I tell you the truth, anyone who has faith in me will do what I have been doing. He will do even greater things than these, because I am going to the Father."John 14:12
"the Spirit of truth. The world cannot accept him, because it neither sees him nor knows him. But you know him, for he lives with you and will be in you."John 14:17
"“When the Counselor comes, whom I will send to you from the Father, the Spirit of truth who goes out from the Father, he will testify about me."John 15:26
"I tell you the truth, until heaven and earth disappear, not the smallest letter, not the least stroke of a pen, will by any means disappear from the Law until everything is accomplished."Matthew 5:18
"“When you fast, do not look somber as the hypocrites do, for they disfigure their faces to show men they are fasting. I tell you the truth, they have received their reward in full."Matthew 6:16
"“So when you give to the needy, do not announce it with trumpets, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and on the streets, to be honored by men. I tell you the truth, they have received their reward in full."Matthew 6:2
Translations differ in what they optimise for. Some follow the original wording closely at the cost of a natural English sentence; others read smoothly and make interpretive choices to get there. Neither is wrong, but they produce noticeably different verses.
Each of the 15 verses below is shown in the translation you asked for, and every verse links to a page comparing all six side by side — which is usually the fastest way to see where the translators disagreed.
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The most-cited Bible verses for truth (NIV) are Ephesians 6:14, Galatians 5:7, James 1:18. This page collects 15 of them, each with its full passage, context and the text in six translations.
Read the verse in its surrounding passage before you use it — a verse that fits in isolation sometimes says something different in context. Compare two translations where the wording is unclear, and pick for the person who will read it rather than for the theme.
Scripture returns to truth (NIV) across both testaments rather than settling it in one passage, which is why the verses on this page do not all say the same thing. Read together they give a fuller answer than any single verse does.
There is no single best translation. The NIV and NLT read most naturally and communicate well to someone outside the church; the ESV and NASB stay closer to the original wording; the KJV carries the phrasing most people recognise. Every verse here links to a page showing all six side by side.
More than any page can list. This one carries the 15 that are most often turned to for truth (NIV), chosen so each stands on its own and links through to the full chapter it belongs to.